WHAT FACEBOOK BECOMING ‘META’ MEANS FOR PUBS

Social media giant Facebook recently revealed to the world it is rebranding as ‘Meta’, complete with a new logo and strategy for being at the forefront of anticipated changes to how people interact – both on a personal and business

LONG-TIME EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OVER NEARLY $100K THEFT

A long-time employee of the Calamvale Hotel in Brisbane has been convicted and sentenced over embezzlement of nearly $100k from the business. Simon Te Mahia Phoenix Aramoana, 26, of Marsden, was originally employed as a security guard at the pub.

COOL SUMMER BEER RELEASES

Warmer weather is producing the customary bloom of new brews, forecasting drinking trends for the approaching summer. Modus Brewing has launched Modus Cerveza, billed as a crisp, easy-drinking classic beer, inspired by coastal Mexico and “the perfect thirst quencher” for

GREEN LIGHT FOR GREENFIELD THE DOONAN

Comiskey Group has gotten the green light to start construction at its new family-friendly greenfield pub and cellar door – The Doonan. The family that created the enormous and award-winning Eatons Hill Hotel and Sandstone Point Hotel bought the nearly

POST OFFICE HOTEL POSTED

News is in that the Post Office Hotel of Forbes is for sale – as a freehold going concern or leasehold. Built in 1864, the Post Office holds a 670sqm high-profile corner block on Lachlan Street. Forbes is a vibrant

TAMING THE PROBLEM PATRON: THE CUSTOMER WHISPERER

Hospitality businesses around Australia and around the world are reporting challenges dealing with pandemic-fatigued customers, and staff need to know what to do with them. The environment of customer service has changed for a lot of workers since hospitality and

PARRAS PICKS UP SHAWS BAY AND FENWICK HOUSE

Shaws Bay Hotel and the majestic Fenwick House have sold for circa $31 million to Sydney-based Parras Hospitality. The ‘Shawsy’ of East Ballina comprises public bar, restaurant, gaming room with 14 machines, and waterside beer garden, 25 minutes from Byron

THE PUB @ RIVO HITS THE MARKET

On the back of recent successes, the Stanford family has listed the last of the portfolio, in the Pub @ Rivo. Located immediately adjacent to Riverstone train station and the proposed Riverstone town centre, the single level hotel enjoys multiple

AWARD-WINNING FLOWERDALE HOTEL FOR SALE

The picturesque Flowerdale Hotel is being sold by its acclaimed owner-operators as they prepare to ride off into the sunset. Set on a sprawling 6,753sqm of Whittlesea-Yea Road, the well-known and multi- AHA Vic award-winning country pub is around 80